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EN    EN  COMMISSION OF THE E UROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
Brussels, XXX 
C(2009) YYY final 
Draft 
COMMISSION REGULATION 
implementing Directive 2005/32/EC of the Euro pean Parliament and of the Council with 
regard to ecodesign requirements for electric motors   
EN 2   EN Draft 
COMMISSION REGULATION 
implementing Directive 2005/32/EC of the Europe an Parliament and of the Council with 
regard to ecodesign requirements for electric motors  
(Text with EEA relevance) 
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty esta blishing the European Community, 
Having regard to Directive 2005/32/EC1 of the European Parliament  and of the Council of 6 
July 2005 establishing a framework for the sett ing of ecodesign requirements for energy-using 
products and amending Council Directive 92/42/EEC and Directives 96/57/EC and 
2000/55/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and in particular Article 15(1) 
thereof, 
After consulting the Ecodes ign Consultation Forum, 
Whereas: (1) Under Directive 2005/32/EC ecodesign requi rements are to be set by the Commission 
for energy-using products repres enting significant volumes of  sales and trade, having a 
significant environmental impact and presen ting significant potential for improvement 
in terms of their environmental impact without entailing excessive costs. 
(2) Article 16(2) first indent of Directive 2005/ 32/EC provides that in accordance with the 
procedure referred to in Article 19(3) and the criteria set out in Article 15(2), and after consulting the Ecodesign Consultation Forum,  the Commission shall, as appropriate, 
introduce an implementing measure for produc ts used in electric motor systems. 
(3) Electric motors are the most important type  of electric load in  industries within the 
Community where motors are used in the production processes. The systems in which 
these motors are operated account for about  70% of the electric ity consumed by the 
industry. There is a total potential for cost-effective improvement of the energy 
efficiency of these motor systems by about 20% to 30%. One of th e major factors in 
such improvements is the use of energy e fficient motors. Consequently, motors in 
electric motor systems represent a priority  product for which ecodesign requirements 
should be established. 
(4) Electric motor systems include a number of energy-using products, such as motors, 
drives, pumps or fans. Motors and variable sp eed drives are an impor tant part of these 
products. This is why this Regulation requires that certain types of motors be equipped 
with variable speed drives.  
(5) Many motors are integrated in other pr oducts without being separately placed on the 
market or put into service in the meaning of Article 5 of Directives 2005/32/EC and 
                                                
 
1 OJ L 191, 22.7.2005, p. 29.  
EN 3   EN 2006/42/EC2. To achieve the full cost-efficien t energy saving potential, motors 
integrated in other products should be subj ect to the provisions of this Regulation. 
(6) The Commission has carried out a prepar atory study which analysed the technical, 
environmental and economic aspects of elec tric motors. The study has been developed 
together with stakeholders and interested parties from the EU and third countries, and 
the results have been made publicly available. 
(7) The preparatory study shows that electric motors are placed on the Community market 
in large quantities, with their use-phase en ergy consumption being the most significant 
environmental aspect of all life cycle phase s, and their annual electricity consumption 
amounting to 1067 TWh in 2005, corresponding to 427 Mt of CO2 emissions. In the 
absence of measures to limit this consumpti on, it is predicted that energy consumption 
will increase to 1252 TWh in 2020. It has been  concluded that the life-cycle energy 
consumption and the use-phase  electricity consumption can  be improved significantly, 
in particular if motors in variable speed a nd load applications ar e equipped with drives. 
(8) The preparatory study shows that electricity consumption in use is the only significant 
ecodesign parameter related to product design  as referred to in Annex I, Part 1, of 
Directive 2005/32/EC. 
(9) Improvements in the electricity consumpti on of electric motors should be achieved by 
applying existing non-proprieta ry cost-effective technologie s that can reduce the total 
combined costs of purchasing and operating them. 
(10) Ecodesign requirements should harmonise pow er consumption requirements for motors 
throughout the Community, thus contributing to the functioni ng of the internal market 
and to the improvement of the environm ental performance of these products. 
(11) An appropriate timeframe should be pr ovided for manufacturers to redesign products. 
The timing should be such that negative im pacts on the functionali ties of motors are 
avoided, and cost impacts for manufacturers,  in particular small and medium-sized 
enterprises, are taken into account, while en suring timely achieveme nt of the objectives 
of this Regulation.  
(12) Power consumption should be determined  through reliable, accura te and reproducible 
measurement methods, which take into account the recognised state of the art 
including, where available, harmonise d standards adopted by the European 
standardisation bodies, as liste d in Annex I to Directive 98/34/EC of the European 
Parliament and of the Council of 22 J une 1998 laying down a procedure for the 
provision of information in the field of tec hnical standards and regul ations and of rules 
on Information Society services3. 
(13) This Regulation should increase the mark et penetration of technologies that improve 
the life-cycle environmental im pact of electric motors, lead ing to estimated life-cycle 
energy savings of 5500 PJ4 and electricity savings of 135 TWh by 2020, compared to 
the situation where no measures are taken. 
(14) In accordance with Article 8 of Direc tive 2005/32/EC, this Regul ation should specify 
the applicable conformity assessment procedures. 
                                                 
2 OJ L 157, 9.6.2006, p. 24. 
3 OJ L 204,21.7.1998, p. 37. 
4 1TWh = 3,6 PJ.   
EN 4   EN (15) In order to facilitate compliance checks, manufacturers sh ould be requested to provide 
information in the technical documentati on referred to in Annexes IV and V of 
Directive 2005/32/EC. 
(16) In order to further limit the environmental impact of motors manufacturers should 
provide relevant information on disassembly, recycling or disposal at end-of-life. 
(17) Benchmarks for currently available tec hnologies with high energy efficiency should be 
identified. This will help to ensure the wide availability and easy accessibility of information, in particular for small and medi um-sized enterprises a nd very small firms, 
which will further facilitate the integrati on of best design te chnologies for reducing 
energy consumption. 
(18) The measures provided for in this Regul ation are in accordance with the opinion of the 
Committee established by Article 19(1) of Directive 2005/32/EC, 
HAS ADOPTED THE FOLLO WING REGULATION: 
Article 1 
Subject matter and scope  
1. This Regulation establishes ecodesign requi rements for the placing on the market and 
for the putting into service of  motors, including where integrated in other products.  
2. This Regulation shall not apply to: 
(a) motors designed to operate wholly immersed in a liquid; (b) motors completely integrated into a product (for example gear, pump, fan or 
compressor) of which the energy performa nce cannot be tested independently 
from the product; 
(c) motors specifically designed to operate:  
(i) at altitudes exceeding 1 000 metres above sea-level; (ii) where ambient air temperatures exceed 40 °C; (iii) in maximum operating temperature above 400°C; (iv) where ambient air temperatures are less than −15 °C for any motor or less 
than 0 °C for a motor with air cooling;  
(v) where the water coolant temperature at  the inlet to a product is less than 5 
°C or exceeding 25 °C; 
(vi) in potentially explos ive atmospheres as defi ned in Directive 94/9/EC
5; 
(d) brake motors, except as regards the information requirements of  Annex 1, Point 2: (3), (4), (5), (6), 
(12). 
                                                
 
5 OJ L 100, 19.4.1994, p. 1.  
EN 5   EN Article 2 
Definitions 
In addition to the definitions set out in Di rective 2005/32/EC, the following definitions shall 
apply: 
(1) 'Motor' means an electric single speed, th ree-phase 50 Hz or 50/ 60 Hz, squirrel cage 
induction motor that: 
- has 2 to 6 poles; - has a rated voltage of U
N up to 1000 V; 
- has a rated output PN between 0,75 kW and 375 kW; 
- is rated on the basis of  continuous duty operation. 
(2) 'Variable Speed Drive' means an electroni c power converter that  continuously adapts 
the electrical power supplied to the electric motor in order to control the mechanical power output of the motor acco rding to the torque -speed characteristic of the load 
(being driven by the motor), by adjusting the three-phase 50 Hz power supply to a 
variable frequency and volta ge supplied to the motor. 
(3) 'Squirrel cage motor' means an electric motor with no brushes, commutators, slip 
rings or electrical conn ections to the rotor. 
(4) 'Phase' means the type of configur ation of the mains electrical supply; 
(5) 'Pole' means the total number of magne tic north and south poles produced by the 
rotating magnetic field of the motor. The nu mber of poles determines the base speed 
of the motor. 
(6) 'Continuous duty operation' means the capab ility of an electr ic motor with an 
integrated cooling system to operate at nominal load without interruption below its rated maximum temperature rise. 
(7) 'Brake motor' means a motor equipped with an electro-mechanical brake unit 
operating directly on the motor shaft without couplings. 
Article 3 
Ecodesign requirements 
The ecodesign requirements for motors are set out in Annex I.  
Each ecodesign requirement shall apply in accordance with the following timetable:  
(1) from 16 June 2011, motors shall not be less efficient than the IE2 efficiency level, as 
defined in Annex I, point 1;  
(2) from 1 January 2015: 
(i) motors with a rated output of 7,5 – 375 kW shall not be less efficient than the 
IE3 efficiency level, as de fined in Annex I, point 1, or  meet the IE2 efficiency 
level, as defined in Anne x I, point 1, and be equippe d with a variable speed 
drive.  
(3) from 1 January 2017: 
(i) all motors with a rated output of 0,75 – 375 kW shall not be less efficient than 
the IE3 efficiency level, as defined in Annex I, point 1, or meet the IE2  
EN 6   EN efficiency level, as defined in Annex I , point 1, and be equipped with a variable 
speed drive. 
The product information requirements on motors ar e as set out in Annex I. Compliance with 
ecodesign requirements shall be measured and ca lculated in accordance with requirements set 
out in Annex II. 
Article 4 
Conformity assessment 
The conformity assessment procedure referred to  in Article 8 of Directive 2005/32/EC shall be 
the internal design control system set out in An nex IV of that Directive or the management 
system for assessing conformity set ou t in Annex V of that Directive. 
Article 5 
Verification procedure for market surveillance purposes  
When performing the market surveillance checks  referred to in Article 3 (2) of Directive 
2005/32/EC, the authorities of the Member States shall apply the verificat ion procedure set out 
in Annex III to this Regulation. 
Article 6 
Indicative Benchmarks 
The indicative benchmarks for the best-performi ng motors currently available on the market 
are identified in Annex IV.  
Article 7 
Revision 
The Commission shall review this Regulation in the light of technological progress on both 
motors and drives no later than seven years after its entry into force and present the result of 
this review to the Ecodesign Consultation Forum. The review will include resource efficiency, 
re-use and recycling and the le vel of measurement uncertainty. 
Article 8 
Entry into force 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the tw entieth day following that of its publication in 
the Official Journal of  the European Union . 
This Regulation shall be binding in  its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States . 
Done at Brussels,  
 For the Commission 
   Member of the Commission  
EN 7   EN ANNEX I  
Ecodesign requirements for motors  
1. M OTOR EFFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS  
The nominal minimum efficiency requirements for motors are set out in Tables 1 and 2. 
Table 1: Nominal minimum efficiencies ( η) for IE2 efficiency level (50 Hz) 
Number of poles Rated output power  
kW 2 4 6 
0,75 77,4 79,6 75,9 
1,1 79,6 81,4 78,1 
1,5 81,3 82,8 79,8 
2,2 83,2 84,3 81,8 
3 84,6 85,5 83,3 
4 85,8 86,6 84,6 
5,5 87,0 87,7 86,0 
7,5 88,1 88,7 87,2 
 11 89,4 89,8 88,7 
15 90,3 90,6 89,7 
18,5 90,9 91,2 90,4 
22 91,3 91,6 90,9 
30 92,0 92,3 91,7 
37 92,5 92,7 92,2 
45 92,9 93,1 92,7 
55 93,2 93,5 93,1 
75 93,8 94,0 93,7 
90 94,1 94,2 94,0 
110 94,3 94,5 94,3 
132 94,6 94,7 94,6 
160 94,8 94,9 94,8 
200 up to 375 95,0 95,1 95,0  
EN 8   EN Table 2: Nominal minimum efficiencies ( η) for IE3 efficiency level (50 Hz) 
Number of poles Rated output power  
kW 2 4 6 
0,75 80,7 82,5 78,9 
1,1 82,7 84,1 81,0 
1,5 84,2 85,3 82,5 
2,2 85,9 86,7 84,3 
3 87,1 87,7 85,6 
4 88,1 88,6 86,8 
5,5 89,2 89,6 88,0 
7,5 90,1 90,4 89,1 
11 91,2 91,4 90,3 
15 91,9 92,1 91,2 
18,5 92,4 92,6 91,7 
22 92,7 93,0 92,2 
30 93,3 93,6 92,9 
37 93,7 93,9 93,3 
45 94,0 94,2 93,7 
55 94,3 94,6 94,1 
75 94,7 95,0 94,6 
90 95,0 95,2 94,9 
110 95,2 95,4 95,1 
132 95,4 95,6 95,4 
160 95,6 95,8 95,6 
200 up to 375 95,8 96,0 95,8 
 
2. P RODUCT INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS ON MOTORS  
From 16 June 2011, the information on motors set out  in points (1) to (12) shall be visibly 
displayed on:  
(a) the technical documentation of motors;  (b) the technical documentation of products  in which motors are incorporated;  
(c) free access websites of ma nufacturers of motors; 
(d) free access websites of manuf acturers of products in which motors are incorporated.  
As regards to the technical documentation, the in formation must be provided in the order as 
presented in points (1) to (12). The exact word ing used in the list does not need to be 
repeated. It may be displaye d using graphs, figures or symbols rather than text. 
(1) nominal efficiency ( η) at the full, 75% and 50% rated load and voltage (
UN); 
(2) efficiency level: 'IE2' or 'IE3'; 
(3) the year of manufacture;  
EN 9   EN (4) manufacturer's name or trade mark, comm ercial registration number and place of 
manufacturer; 
(5) product's model number; 
(6) number of poles of the motor; 
(7) the rated power output(s) or rang e of rated power output (kW);  
(8) the rated input frequency(s) of the motor (Hz); 
(9) the rated voltage(s) or range  of rated voltage (V); 
(10) the rated speed(s) or range of rated speed (rpm); 
(11) information relevant for disassembly, r ecycling or disposal  at end-of-life; 
(12) information on the range of operating conditio ns for which the motor is specifically 
designed:  
(i) altitudes above sea-level; (ii) ambient air temperatures, includ ing for motors with air cooling;  
(iii) water coolant temperature at the inlet to the product; (iv) maximum operating temperature; (v) potentially explosive atmospheres. 
The information referred to in points (1), (2) an d (3) shall be durably marked on or near the 
rating plate of the motor. 
The information listed in po ints (1) - (12) does not need  to be published on motor 
manufacturer’s free access web site for tailor-made motors with special mechanical and electrical design manufactured on the basis of client request.  Information on the mandatory 
requirement to equip motors, which do not meet the IE3 efficiency level with a variable speed 
drive, shall be visibly displayed on the rating plate, technical documentation of the motor: 
(a) from 1 January 2015 for motors with a rated output of 7,5 – 375 kW, 
(b) from 1 January 2017 for motors with a rated output of 0,75 – 375 kW. 
Manufacturers shall provide information in the technical documentation on any specific 
precautions that must be taken when motors are assembled, installed, maintained or used with 
variable speed drives, including information on how to minimise electrical and magnetic 
fields from variable speed drives. 
3. D
EFINITIONS FOR THE PURPOSES OF ANNEX I  
(1) ‘Nominal minimum efficiency’ ( η) means the efficiency at full rated load and voltage 
without tolerances. 
(2) ‘Tolerance’ means the maximum allowable variation in test measurement result of 
any given motor compared to the declared va lue on the rating plate or in the technical 
documentation.  
EN 10   EN ANNEX II  
Measurements and calculations  
For the purposes of compliance and verification of compliance with the requirements of this 
Regulation, measurements and calculations sha ll be made using a reliable, accurate and 
reproducible method, which takes into account the generally recognised state of the art 
methods, and whose results are deemed to be of  low uncertainty, includi ng methods set out in 
documents the reference numbers of which have  been published for that purpose in the 
Official Journal of the Europ ean Union. They shall fulfil a ll of the following technical 
parameters. 
The energy efficiency is the ratio of mechanical  output power to the electrical input power.  
The efficiency level of the motor, as specified in Annex I, shall be determined at rated output 
power (P N), rated voltage (U N), and rated frequency (f N). 
The difference between the output mechanical powe r and the input electric al power is due to 
losses occurring in the motor.  
The determination of total losses shall be  carried out by one of the following methods: 
• measurement of total losses; or 
• determination of separate losses for summation.  
EN 11   EN ANNEX III  
Verification procedure  
When performing the market surveillance checks referred to in Article 3 (2) of Directive 
2005/32/EC, the authorities of the Member St ates shall apply the following verification 
procedure for the requirements set out in Annex I.  
1. The authorities of the Member State shall test one single unit. 
2. The model shall be considered to comp ly with the provisions set out in this 
Regulation, if in the nominal motor efficiency ( η), the losses (1- η) do not vary from 
the values set out in Annex I by more than 15% on power range 0,75-150 kW and 
10% on power range > 150 – 375 kW. 
3. If the result referred to in point 2 is not achieved the market surveillance authority 
shall randomly test three additional units, except for motors that are produced in 
lower quantities than five per year.  
4. The same model shall be considered to co mply with the provisions set out in this 
Regulation, if in the average of the nominal efficiency ( η), the losses (1- η) of the 
three units referred to in poi nt 3 do not vary from the va lues set out in  Annex I by 
more than 15% on power range 0,75-150 kW  and 10% on power  range >150 – 375 
kW.  
5. If the results referred to in point 4 are not  achieved, the model shall be considered not 
to comply with this Regulation. 
For the purposes of checking conformity with the requirements of this Regulation, Member 
States shall apply the procedure referred to in Annex II and reliable, ac curate and reproducible 
measurement methods, which take into account the generally recognise d state of the art, 
including methods set in standards the refere nce numbers of which have been published for 
that purpose in the Official Journal of the European Union.  
EN 12   EN ANNEX IV  
Indicative Benchmarks ref erred to in Article 6  
At the time of adoption of this Regulation, the best available technology on the market for 
motors was identified as the IE3 level, or an IE3 motor equipped with a variable speed drive, 
as defined in Annex I.